Big Changes for stores!

[puckstopshere]

Check your messages.  A bunch of changes to stores, final value fess, etc.

[brandeentertainment]

So less seller fees but bigger listing fees .... GREAT .. Haven't finish reading it all but it does sound good and even better for low volume sellers..

[inuk_the_polar_bear]

Sounds good to me. NO listing fees for my first 500 listings. Lower FVF in my category.

Kinda looks like store owners are being rewarded.

I am GUESSING that their research is showing that store owners: list more, sell more, generate more revenue. The "50 a month" crowd, not so much.

I saw free listings coming. I did think they would be across the board not just for store owners.

I am looking at savings of $70-$100 a month depending on volume.

[brandeentertainment]

K can some one confirm what this hole $250 FVF Cap is about ... I must be understanding this wrong ebay is not going to charge me a max of $250 a month are they ....I mean that would be great because I pay Roughly $1000 now but I just feel like I am not understanding this properly can someone confirm ..

[widgetc]

"Kinda looks like store owners are being rewarded."

Not really...the item listing fees went up...for example all listings after the 500 free on a premier store will cost 10 cents each! A c100% increase. Also you have to subscribe by the year to keep the $50 subscription fee...otherwise it costs more.

[widgetc]

Plus I bet with eBay trying to move more people to stores the frequent free listinf offers will be greatly reduced.

[inuk_the_polar_bear]

Widget, I list 500 a month. What will that cost me? I have had a store for about eight years. How is that a problem for me?

Store owners are rewarded so free listings to casual sellers decrease. How is that a surprise.

[bb_cool_stuff]

I would think so.

[widgetc]

Perhaps it is not a problem for you ...unless you want to increase your listings but it is a major problem for most store owners.

For example with 1400 listings:

now $50 for store plus $70 for 1400 listings at 5 cents each total $120

with changes $50 plus 1400 - 500 = 900 listings at 10 cents each $90 total $140

For 2000 listings:

old $50 plus 2000@ 5 cents = $150

$50 plus 1500@ 10 cents = $200

So owners of bigger stores are heavily punished.

[bb_cool_stuff]

You are right.

Like i mentioned previously, i may have to tighten up my store a little bit.

On the plus side, it is still a business expense at year end.

[dutchman48]

brand, the 250 is the cap for FVF on any one item you sell. at 10% it would have to be a $2500 item. Has nothing to do with number of listings

[brandeentertainment]

Thanks dutch I actually re-read it again and figured that out but appreciate it .. I was happy for a second there .....

So basically I need to keep my store with 1000 listings and no more so it works out so I do svae money from these changes... Anything 1000-2000 is gonna cost more anything 2000 or more would be cost effective by going to anchor store ...

So basically ebay has made it so I will list more on amazon to ensure I save on ebay ...

[thebarterersdog]

 I pay Roughly $1000

😐

[pierrelebel]

"So basically I need to keep my store with 1000 listings and no more so it works out so I do save money from these changes... Anything 1000-2000 is gonna cost more"

In my personal opinion, there are way too many comments on these boards about "saving money (pennies) on fees".

eBay is a place for sellers to list and sell stuff.  Sellers make money by selling stuff.  The more a seller has to offer, the more will sell, the more money a seller will get.

That is the real goal.

To save $20 in listing fees to miss $1,000 in sales.should not even be considered.  Waste of time to even think about it.

Anyone with the stuff" list it, sell it, collect the money and ship it. 🙂 

Do not worry about the pennies.

My fees will go up with the changes.  It will not stop me from listing the stuff I want to sell.

[westernstargifts]

You are right, as usual, Pierre.

However, in calculating whether or not I should go with a monthly or annual subscription it really doesn't make much difference for me.

I usually have no more than 700 FP listings.

Now:

$50 store fee + $35 FP listing fee (700 listings @ 5 cents each) = $85

Store:

$50 store fee + $20 FP listing fee (700 - 500 = 200  X 10 cents each) = $70

With a $60 monthly subscription fee it comes to $80 which is still $5 less than I pay now.

For that meager difference I may stay with the monthly subscription for now.

[pierrelebel]

"which is still $5 less than I pay now"

Are you affected positively or negatively by the changes in FVF ?

[inuk_the_polar_bear]

Big changes? Not at all. Stores are not changing, just the fee structure. The fee structure alone causes me a $15 savings. How important is $15, a month, in my life? Consider than $8,000 went through my hands in the last month, in total.

My FVF is going from 10 down to 8.

All in all, the savings equals a week in Las Vegas.

Didn't quite see this concept of it being a membership club.